jon

turbocivic · Civic

jon

Viet · POOP Bum

i actually wanted to make a manifold like that. lovefab use to make a manifold like that for the D series called the sidewinder. The thing is that you'd need an intercooler with the openings on the same side or an air to water setup to make it efficient as possible. I priced one out the materials to be around $150 - $200 and thats without the flanges.

turbocivic · Civic

true, couldn't you fab a intercooler to have the endtanks on the same side? seems like it would be pretty cool, for people that have a/c i don't think you'd have to worry about ripping the a/c out. i'm half way tempted to go ahead and do that with mine.

Viet · POOP Bum

you could but you gotta find someone thats willing to do it and knows how to weld aluminum. you can actually buy intercoolers that are already like that.

A4seen Racer · VP

It would be cool to put the turbo over there. The spool would probably be a little slower but you'd have some nice high end power with the exhasut going smoothly into the turbo. I'm sure we could fab something up like that. The intercooler would be tough. You could do a sidemount like viet used to have. That would give you relatively short piping. Or if you still have that old intake manifold you could go backwards with the piping. And you could always get a sweet barrel a/w.

Viet · POOP Bum

jon you still have that vw side mount you took a part? if you do maybe josh can make an enclosure for it to make an a/w setup.

superdewey58 · Senior Member

that is pointless unless u have a crx, if u want a good manifold get a miniram, or the bigger ram. but logs are good to!!!!

with a/c

-- Edited by superdewey58 at 21:43, 2006-11-07

Viet · POOP Bum

whys it pointless unless you have a crx? pls enlighten me? log aren't even that great. its just really cheap. flow wise they suck donkey balls with cheese on top.

superdewey58 · Senior Member

b/c the crx has a full radiator and there is lees space to put a turbo in. with a full size radiator u cant really fit one in.

if u dont have a/c u can get any manifold u want, top mount ram..etc ram isnt as expesive to most ppl use that

mini rams can work with a/c!! so they are awesome

logs do flow terrible, but they work lol. like past 300 hp work, but if u have no a/c there is no reason to have a log

good manifold and not to hard to make

-- Edited by superdewey58 at 22:33, 2006-11-07

turbocivic · Civic

well if i go turbo again i wanna try this out, mounting the turbo beside the engine like in the pic. it would probably be a little easier to run the dump pipe for the exaust i was talkin about right? just cuz it would be a little less pipe and less bends.

Viet · POOP Bum

you might have to get a slim radiator fan just to add a bit more room. what i'd worry about most is if you are going to need to brace it. Its seem to me that theres going to be a lot of stress right after the merge collector.

THE PRESIDENT · see above

yeah, all the stress is my biggest concern. That style manifold has been done a million times, and on some amazing vehicles, so its definitely doable. The problem is OUR build quality, i just see a weld cracking.

i say ****ing do it though, becuase its awesome.

A4seen Racer · VP

THE PRESIDENT wrote:

yeah, all the stress is my biggest concern. That style manifold has been done a million times, and on some amazing vehicles, so its definitely doable. The problem is OUR build quality, i just see a weld cracking.

i say ****ing do it though, becuase its awesome.

thats why we outsource the welding. or we could get some gas and stainless wire for your welder